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General Transcription Specs Knowledge Base

Last update: 8/27/2024

Raymond James Bank Team
Client Delivery Manager: Jikki Campugan
Subject Matter Expert: Peter Iligan
Specialists: Karl Cajes, Kenneth Cosep
TRANSCRIPTION GUIDELINES
DANA Fields Interpretation Relevance
Type Normal – New Required
Normal – New (Handwritten)
 
Reminder: All activities are logged as “Appointment” in the CRM
NOTE: For follow-up activities – Mirror the fields from main note if none were provided (Exceptions: Date and Status)
Task Description *If the recording has only one note, [Contact] or [Contact] – [Non-RJ Firm]
Example:
John Doe (for RJ Contacts)

*If the recording has two notes from the same firm, [Contact1] and [Contact2] or [Contact1] and [Contact2] – [Non-RJ Firm or RIA]
Example:
John Doe and Jane Doe – Lees Monsour Group

*If the recording has three or more from the same firm, [Contact1] and Others or [Contact1] – [Non-RJ Firm or RIA]
Example:
John Doe and Others – Lees Monsour Group

For Branch Visits
*One contact branch visit, [Contact]
John Doe

*Two contacts branch visit, [Contact1] and [Contact2]
John Doe and Jane Doe

*For [Recruit or Client/RJ Contact or Note Owner]
Al Maulini/Joseph Pellegrini
*Use if User only spoke to a recruit/client but did not give the RJ Contact person to add (provided the contact’s name after clarifying) and/or they want the note added under the user’s own contact profile

*Branch Meeting/All Contacts/All Financial Advisors, [Branch Code]
Branch 33T

Required
[For Hey DAN app users (for now)]
Task Comments Utilize only for immediate clarification with the Consultant (User)
Example:
Hi [Consultant/User], Kindly provide the product for [contact name]’s note. Thank you!

*For RJ Bank Team only*

As necessary
Special Instructions Instructions given by Consultant to Hey DAN As necessary
Internal Comments   As necessary
**Blank Audio/Recording or Pocket Dial: [Blank recording 0:__:__._] [Pocket dial 0:__:__._]
**Notes for other FTEs, proofer or enterer
 
Date and Time   Required
DATE
As specified/dictated
If not specified, use recording/email date.
 
TIME
As specified/dictated
If not specified, skip/leave blank
 
NOTE:

*During CRM entry (New Appointment page), when putting in the time (typing in/copying & pasting), DO NOT HIT ENTER as it will not save and revert back to a different time.

**INSTEAD, HOVER OVER THE WHITE BACKGROUND OF THE PAGE, THEN LEFT CLICK.

 
If only the START TIME is provided:
Input START Time and skip/leave END Time blank (no duration specified/dictated)
Input START Time and END Time (base from the duration of the activity mentioned)
 
Time Assumptions:
Breakfast: 8:00 AM
Lunch: 12:00 PM
Happy Hour: 5:00 PM
Dinner: 6:00 PM
Morning: 8:00 AM
Afternoon: 1:00 PM
Evening: 7:00 PM
 
Interval If the User specified meeting increments for consecutive meetings within the recording. Not currently utilized
Example: 15, 30, 60 (minutes)
Contacts   Required
FIRST NAME/LAST NAME
As specified/dictated
 
If spelled incorrectly, write the correct spelling (Write in the special instructions field the name dictated by the wholesaler – can also add the correct or used name)
 
If not specified or no contact name provided, put “[None Provided]” (Check context)
 
If audio is distorted or audio gap and the contact name was not captured, “[Unintelligible]”, “[Unintelligible 0:xx:xx]” or “[Audio gap]”
 
For group notes, if Consultant dictated two or more contacts in attendance, only the first contact mentioned should be captured under the “Regarding” in CRM.
The rest should be logged under ‘Attendees’.
 
During a Branch Visit, if Consultant dictated two or more contacts in attendance, the “Regarding” will be the Branch/Branch code.
The contacts should be logged under ‘Attendees’.
 
ALL CONTACTS :
If Consultant did not dictate specific contacts but instructed to (Example: log all contacts under the branch/all under the branch attended).

*Put “[All Contacts]” in First Name.

For group notes, include all contacts from the branch under ‘Attendees’ during entry in the CRM.

 
“ALL FAs/FINANCIAL ADVISORS”:
If Consultant did not dictate specific contacts but instructed to include all FAs (Example: – “Met with all the financial advisors”; “Spoke to all of the FAs in the branch”:

*List down all financial advisors in the given branch/branch code in Contacts field (Use the CRM and RJ website as reference)

NOTE: See Position Description and Class Description in the contact profile to see if they’re financial advisors

 
“With all members of John Smith’s team” – but the members are not specified
Research John Smith’s team in Google/RJ websites.
Verify if they have contact profiles in the CRM.

*List down and enter under the members’ names/contacts as necessary

 
CRD (text field)
Not required but important (Utilize FINRA and/or CRM)
 
SPELLED (tick box)***
Not currently utilized
 
1 on 1 (tick box)
As necessary
 
ORGANIZATION
Skip/leave blank if not specified or check meeting note context for clues
*If branch code is provided together with the firm put “Firm / Branch code” | **If only the branch code is provided, just put the branch code
Example:
RJA / 3EV
3EV
 
LOCATION
Skip/leave blank if not specified or check meeting note context for clues
 
Same firm / location (tick box)
Not currently utilized
 
Same Follow-up (tick box)
Not currently utilized
 
Group
Tick Box
As necessary  
Method   Required
Selection:
Email
Face to Face
Phone (Default)
Zoom
 
Status   Required
Completed – For completed activities/appointments (default)
Open – For follow-up activities/appointments; future-dated appointments
 
Notes (Appointment Description) ***BEFORE TRANSCRIBING THE NOTE TEXT, ALWAYS CHECK THE CONSULTANTS’ PREFERENCES***

Writing Styles

 
 
(Activity comments here; transcribe smart clean verbatim)
Leave blank if none provided
Add follow-up instructions in the note text
 
 
***FOR FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES/APPOINTMENT***
Paraphrase follow-up note to a direct instruction
 
Example:
User instruction: “Please set follow-up for 12/14 at 11am to call John again.”
Follow-up note: “Follow up to call John again” / “Call John again.”
 
 
Audience   Required
Can select multiple
Tag as mentioned
Example:
“did a book review” – tag Book Review
“Met with a client of John Doe, financial advisor from Alex. Brown Rochester, NY. Had a client conversation regarding…” – tag Client only
“Spoke with Branch Manager and Financial Advisor Josh Andrews”– tag both Branch Management and FA
 
Selection:
Book Review
Branch Management
Branch/Group
Client
Complex Manager
Conference
FA (Default)
HOV/Recruit
Partner Meeting
Transaction Manager
 
*Note: Tag all management-related tasks (like regional director, regional managers, managing director, et cetera) as Branch Management
apart from transaction managers, and complex managers/complex directors
 
Products *Send clarif if none provided or check meeting note context for clues Required
 
Can select multiple
Tag as mentioned
 
Selection:
Cash Campaign, FRS/Swap
Mortgage, SBL
Tailored
 
*For all cash related calls, face to face or zoom meetings, etc. going forward (regardless of if user indicates ESP, MMF initiative, CD, Capital Access, Credit Card, Cash) please select “cash campaign” as products discussed. If a user indicates “cash” it should be interpreted as cash campaign
 
*See ‘Products’ sheet for additional information
 
Location (Meeting Place) Place where the Consultant and the Contact met (Example: Starbucks, StoneRidge Golf Club)
*Not necessarily the branch location (City, State)
 
Branch Visit Can be both virtual meeting and in-person as long as the user specified the note as branch visit and/or branch meetings, branch presentations, etc.

Sample keywords:
branch meeting
branch presentation
“visited [branch code/branch location]”
“presented in Downtown St. Petersburg Branch 33A”

*Send clarif if vague/confusing

As necessary
Count Cross-check # of notes generated from the page Required
Transcribing/ Choose/Tick note for proofing/ready. Required
Proofing complete